Westview is 0-3 against Millard North since September of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. Westview are on the road again to play the Millard North Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Westview will be strutting in after a victory while Millard North will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, everything went Westview's way against Omaha North as Westview made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Westview was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-12, 25-15.
Kambry Kachaturian had a dynamite game for Westview, getting ten digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Kachaturian a new career-high in aces.
Westview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Millard North faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Millard North came up short against Millard West, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Mustangs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
While Millard North had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.
Millard North's loss came about despite a quality game from Kenzie Kucks, who had ten digs. Kucks is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Millard North, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Westview has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Millard North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westview might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Millard North when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Westview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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